2010-2011 annual fees consist of tuition fees and deposit of AED 5,510. It appears as if the Assessment fee for 2009-2010 is no longer applicable hence the apparent decrease for debentured fees, but confirm with ASD, it might still be a total of AED 65,210 for grades 1-12. Fees due in full by start of academic year. Two payments is possible but costs extra.

Location is at the corner of Hessa St (D61 or D611 road) and Al Mafraq Rd, Al Barsha (exit 36 from Sheikh Zayed Road). Opposite TECOM, and the Saudi German Hospital.

26 November 2011

ASD announced the appointment of Dr Brent Mutsch as the new Superintendent from August 2012 (replacing Dr Harold Fleetham). Previously Dr Mutsch was Superintendent of the Singapore American School.

26 May 2011

ASD Dubai email address updated from asdadmin@eim.ae to registrar@asdubai.org. KHDA information still has asdadmin@eim.ae, unknown if still valid.

02 March 2011

Search Associates is advertising a job for a new Superintendent at ASD. Application closing date 31 March 2011, start date of employment stated as "Effective August 1st, 2012" (not 2011). Applicants must be US citizens. Usual benefits package one would expect for an overseas posting, salary scale not supplied (but will probably be one of the better paying school head jobs in Dubai).

07 November 2010

ASD contact details updated. Temporary mobile number no longer in use. New telephone number is +971-4-3950005. Old number
+971-4-3440824 also still in use (update supplied by email).

24 August 2010

New American School of Dubai (ASD) campus will not be ready for elementary students in September 2010. They will attend classes at the old campus until further notice. Possibly sharing it with the new Jumeira International Baccalaureate School which was established there.

04 August 2010

New American School of Dubai (ASD) campus in Al Barsha opening date scheduled for 14 September 2010.

Area of
project site is 92,903 square meters (about 1 million sq feet), gross internal floor area is 58,622 sq m, old Jumeirah campus is 31,424 sq m (Construction Week 04 August 2010). Figures sound more realistic compared to previous report of only 185,000 sq feet.

17 July 2010

The new Taleem IB school moved into the ASD premises in Street 53B, Jumeirah 1 from 15 June 2010.

New ASD telephone number is mobile +971-50-1002310. Old ASD contact details were tel +971-4-3440824 and fax +971-4-3441510 (fax number still valid according to ASD website?).

Teacher salary and benefits package for 2009-2010 ranges from base salary of US$35,000-$48,700 plus cost of living allowance of US$8,732-12,801 depending on status (single, married, married with children). See ASD website for careers, job vacancies, and employment conditions.

11 April 2010

After ASD moves to their new campus in Al Barsha for September 2010, a new Taaleem school, the Jumeira Baccalaureate School, will be established in the old ASD campus in Jumeirah 1.

12 December 2008 review

ASD will move to a new location in Al Barsha 1 in 2010, four times larger than the current site in Jumeirah. Cost of new school premises will be about AED 400 million, and ASD will be able to accept up to 1600 students (Gulf News report). Architects Burt Hill, area reported as 185,000 sq feet (sounds too small - is an error)?

ASD new Al Barsha location on corner of D611 Road (runs past Dubai College and Choueifat Dubai) and Al Mafraq Rd, opposite the new Saudi German Hospital (also under construction). Take the Exit 36 underpass from Sheikh Zayed Road.

New facilities will include auditorium; theater; separate gymnasiums, libraries, playground areas for elementary and high school students; music, arts, and drama studios, wireless network.

04 September 2008 review

Fees information updated (was AED 11,280-47,610 for 2007-2008).

Tuition fees are 29,900-54,800 dhs per year but there is an additional AED 5,510 or AED 11,020 dhs per year to be paid depending on whether companies own a debenture or not at the school.

23 February 2007 review

The American School of Dubai (ASD) was established in the 1960s (originally as the Jumeirah American School?) for the children of the US employees of Dubai Petroleum but has since expanded to allow employees of other companies in Dubai to enroll their children. ASD has a reputation as one of the best schools in Dubai both for students and teachers. Difficult to get a place there or a job, especially for non-North American citizens. The majority of students and teachers are North American.

Alternative email addresses may be webmaster@asdubai.org, asdadmin@emirates.net.ae or asdadmin1@asd.sch.ae.

Website needs updating - home page urgent message says no urgent messages as of February 2005.

Domain name www.asd.sch.ae returns DNS error (07 July 2006).

Teacher salaries given as USD$31,000-$47,900 + cost of living (COL) $8404-$9878 per annum on website.

PO Box given as 2222 on searchme.ae? PO Box also seen as 71888 but appears to be an error.

Accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (USA).

Also known as "The American School of Dubai" or "The American School in Dubai", or maybe the "Jumeirah American School". Unrelated to the 'American College of Dubai' in Al Garhood - a tertiary institute.